The Anonymous Widower

New Harrogate-London Rail Times Revealed

The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the Harrogate Advertiser.

This section details the six trains per day.

Factfile: New Harrogate-London train times
The new direct services between Harrogate and London Kings Cross are due to begin on December 8.
The planned timings for the new services Monday-Friday are as follows:
From Harrogate to Kings Cross: 07.34, 09.34, 11.34, 14.34, 15.34, 17.34.
From Kings Cross to Harrogate: 07.33, 09.33, 11.33, 13.33, 15.33, 17.33.
Similarly on Saturday and Sunday – making it a total of six trains each way every day.

Currently, there is just one train per day in both directions.

• The 17:33 from Kings Cross arrives in Harrogate at 20:32 taking a minute under three hours.
• The train calls at Stevenage, Grantham, Doncaster, Wakefield Westgate, Leeds and Horsforth.
• The trains must have some form of independent power, as Leeds to Harrogate is not electrified.

The Harrogate service is an extension of the Leeds service, which takes two hours and twenty eight minutes between Kings Cross and Leeds.

Note that there are two trains per hour between Kings Cross and Leed and a total of around thirty trains per day (tpd)

So six tpd extending to Harrogate is not a big deal, as if the capacity exists between Leeds and Harrogate, there’s plenty more other trains that can be extended.

I will look at the timings of the first train from Kings Cross.

1. It will leave King’s Cross at 07:33.
2. It will arrive in Harrogate at 08:32.
3. It will leave  Harrogate at 09:34.
4. It will arrive in Leeds at 10:05.
5. It will leave Leeds at 10:15.

It will arrive back in King’s Cross at 12:30.

Note.

1. The 09:33 from Kings Cross to Harrogate will return as the 11:34 from Harrogate to Kings Cross.
2. The 11:33 from Kings Cross to Harrogate will return as the 14:34 from Harrogate to Kings Cross.
3. The 13:33 from Kings Cross to Harrogate will return as the 15:34 from Harrogate to Kings Cross.
4. The 15:33 from Kings Cross to Harrogate will return as the 17:34 from Harrogate to Kings Cross.
5. The 17:33 from Kings Cross to Harrogate will go to the depot from Harrogate for a well-earned service.

It looks to be very neat, with a n hour wait at Harrogate for service recovery.

Conclusion

What will six fast tpd do for the economy of Harrogate and Horsforth?

September 28, 2019 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Class 800 Train, December 2019 Timetable Changes, Harrogate Station, LNER